Google Earth Pro

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What is Google Earth Pro

If you've ever wanted to travel the world and can't afford to board a plane every week, you can still experience the views and images of your favorite places with Google Earth Pro. With satellite images, high aerial photos and shots taken with cameras at the street level, Google Earth is like walking down the street of your favorite city in France or Greece or Germany without leaving your chair at home.

Satellite View

With the help of satellites that have taken pictures of the Earth from up high, you can explore many locations by typing in an address or a GPS coordinate. You can find a single house and investigate the position of the house in relation to others in the neighborhood. If you want to see national parks up close, you can find them on Google Earth Pro. It'll even include information about the location.

Aerial View

This view is as if you're flying in a plane over the location. More details show than with satellite view, and it lets you create maps, plan routes and measure the distance between locations. It's a great way to check on a neighborhood before you leave home. If you're unsure about an address, you can map it with Google Earth first.

Street View

The street view will give so much information. It is not real-time information, but you can zoom in and rotate your view to really study a location. This is convenient for so many reasons. If you are considering a move, you can narrow down your search using street view. You might find things that the realtor missed. There's a small icon of a man that can be dragged onto any location that allows street view. You can rotate your view 360 degrees too.

3D View

Google Earth has started to experiment with 3D buildings on its interface. When you're in Google Earth, you will see an icon that lets you know that there is a 3D version of the building available. It allows you to tour the interior and exterior of buildings more closely. There are so many amazing possibilities for this feature.

Google Earth Pro

With the pro version, you get the ability to fine tune your experience by adding markers and bookmarks for your favorite locations. You can discover the moon and Mars with Google Earth too. It has tools to help businesses in the planning and analysis phase of their business. Videos can be created to share with other members of a team, shareholders or investors for future projects.

Pros

• The ability to investigate a new neighborhood before a move
• Find out if someone has given you the correct address before heading on the road
• Get perfect directions with landmarks for guidance
• Truly interactive maps that are fun for pleasure and a boon to businesses

Cons

• It can stress a computer that cannot handle high graphics
• Needs a strong Internet connection to work properly